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was 35*1°, and the average maximum 39°. On its warmest day, 
the 16th, the maximum recorder stood at 47°, and on the 
coldest day, the 19th, it fell to 20°. The coldest day of the 
year was, however, in November, the temperature being 19° on 
the 21st of this month at 8 a.m. The minimum thermometer 
continued below 32° from the 9th to the 31st of January. 
The Rainfall for the year amounts altogether to 30'93 
inches, which is 7*91 in excess of last year, and above the 
average. The number of days in which rain fell is 179. July 
was very wet, its rainfall amounting to 5*21 inches. An 
unusually heavy fall of rain occurred on the 27th of October, 
namely, 1*50 inches; and on three other days of the year, 
March 31st, May 26th, and September 11th the rainfall ex¬ 
ceeded one inch. 
On Cherry Hill, York, the observations taken by the Sheriff, 
Mr. Richard Thompson, sheAV a rainfall of 30*36; and at Old 
Malton, Mr. H. Hartley kindly supplies us with his obser¬ 
vations, shewing a total of 30*50 inches for the year. 
Of the winds, we find those from a northerly quarter were 
frequent, and the actual north wind days number 46 g. There 
has been less east wind than of late years, the south (55 days) 
and west (75 J days) being more prevalent. 
Summary of the Northerly and Southerly Winds 
FOR THE LAST FoUR YeARS. 
N. to E.—E. to S. 
S. to W.—W. to N. 
1877 .. Ill days 
1878 .. 138 „ 
1879 .. 170 „ 
1880 .. 144 „ 
254 davs. 
The year 1880 is very near the mean of ten years given by 
Professor Phillips—viz., 131 N. to E.—E. to S., and 227 
S. to W.—W. to N. 
The River Ouse was swollen to a height of 12 J feet above 
its Summer level on the 29th October; and on two other days, 
namely, October 30th and December 24th, it rose up to or 
above 12 feet. Also, on five other davs of the vear—viz., 
October 31st, November 1st, November 15th, December 25th, 
and December 30th it exceeded 10 feet. 
